The Riddle of Intelligence

It's Not What You Think

John Edward Terrell, Eugene Anderson, Foreman Bandama, Abhik Ghosh (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

150 Seiten

2026
Berghahn Books (Verlag)
978-1-83695-470-5 (ISBN)

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There is little agreement today on what it takes to be intelligent. Yet this word is widely believed to be about something real, mostly biological, and important. Looked at closely, it turns out this word belongs more in the realm of traditional folklore than modern science.

There is little agreement today on what it takes to be intelligent. Yet this word is widely believed to be about something real, mostly biological, and important. From this popular perspective, intelligence is also something you can have a lot of, and luckily find yourself being labeled as a genius. Or sadly, something you do not have nearly enough of, and so find yourself being seen by others, at least behind your back, as silly, stupid, or plainly idiotic. Looked at closely, however, it turns out this word belongs more in the realm of traditional folklore than modern science.

John Edward Terrell is Regenstein Curator of Pacific Anthropology Emeritus at Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.

List of Illustrations

List of Tables

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1. Basic Questions

Chapter 2. Possible Answers

Chapter 3. Intelligence Redefined

Conclusion: Being Intelligent

Reference List

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.4.2026
Reihe/Serie	Explanations in the Social Sciences ; 2
Zusatzinfo	Bibliography; Index
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-83695-470-0 / 1836954700
ISBN-13	978-1-83695-470-5 / 9781836954705
Zustand	Neuware